Euclid:Proposition/VII/11

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

If, as a whole is to a whole, so is a number subtracted to a number subtracted, the remainder will also be to the remainder as whole to whole.

(The Elements: Book $\text{VII}$: Proposition $11$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VII}$. Propositions